HD Tracks & Vinyl, Jazz | Author: SELMER | 3-05-2018, 10:34
Artist: George Benson Title Of Album: Weekend In L.A. Year Of Release: 1978 Label: Warner Bros. Records Country: USA Genre: Contemporary Jazz Quality: WavPack (*image + .cue, artwork) Bitrate: Lossless [96kHz/32bit] Time: 01:09:37 Full Size: 1.88 GB
Tracklist:
A1 Weekend In L.A. A2 On Broadway
B1 Down Here On The Ground B2 California P.M. B3 The Greatest Love Of All
C1 It's All In The Game C2 Windsong C3 Ode To A Kudu
D1 Lady Blue D2 We All Remember Wes D3 We As Love
Recording live at Los Angeles' Roxy club -- then a showcase for many of the hottest acts in pop -- was just the tonic that George Benson and his Breezin' band needed on this often jumping album. With unusually lively crowds (for a record-industry watering hole) shouting encouragement, the band gets deep into the four-on-the-floor funk and Benson digs in hard, his rhythmic instincts on guitar sharp as ever. The balance between vocals and instrumentals is about even -- George's voice sounds more throaty and soul-oriented than before -- and amid the new material, there is a revisit to a favored CTI-era instrumental, the lovely "Ode to a Kudu." This album also introduced "On Broadway," an extended stomping version of the Drifters' hit that would become Benson's climactic showstopper for years. The only superfluous element is the after-the-fact addition of Nick DeCaro's string synthesizer backdrop; the real Claus Ogerman-arranged thing would have been preferable if strings are a must. -- Richard S. Ginell
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